The National Park Service closed the Sol Duc Falls area after an 18-year-old man fell over the 50-foot waterfall. Recovery efforts are underway.

After closing for two years, a steel bridge over the Virgin River in Zion National Park that’s carried countless visitors to one of the park’s classic hikes recently moved about 100 feet upstream. The National Park Service reopened the 42-year-old bridge on Tuesday, reconnecting Zion Lodge with the Emerald Pools Trail system once again.

The National Park Service would lose more than 5,500 employees under President Trump’s Fiscal 2026 budget proposal, one that would have far-reaching impacts to the agency's mandate and which Defenders of Wildlife called an "extinction budget.

A man was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday after getting too close, the National Park Service said.

Yellowstone National Park saw a record 566,363 visits in May 2025, an 8% increase from last year, contributing to 762,672 total visits so far this year.

The National Park Service says reopenings of closed campgrounds this summer will add around 500 additional sites for visitors.

A Morris County resident had a frightening encounter with a bison Tuesday while visiting Yellowstone National Park, officials said. The 30-year-old man was gored by the bison at approximately 9:45 a.m. after “a large group of visitors approached it too closely,” the National Park Service said.

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history. One such sign was being installed at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri,

Residents and city leaders are raising concerns about the impact the proposed 2026 federal budget could have on places like the Fort Smith National Historic Site.

The Porter Town Council has joined other communities around the nation in an appeal to reinstate National Park Service employees.